Income Tax – Transfer Pricing Adjustments – Royalty Payments – The ITAT deleted the TP adjustments of INR 1,99,57,161/- related to royalty payments made by Samsung India to its parent company – ITAT found that Samsung India operates as a full-fledged licensed manufacturer and not as a contract manufacturer – Royalty payments were made for technical know-how and expert...
Central Excise – Determination of Valuation – Issue concerning the applicability of Section 4 or Section 4A of the Central Excise Act for the goods sold by the respondent – Tribunal’s decision set aside by the Supreme Court – Section 4A applies when there is a statutory requirement to declare retail sale price on the package – HDPE bags sold by the respondent to...
Central Excise – Determination of Valuation – Issue concerning the applicability of Section 4 or Section 4A of the Central Excise Act for the goods sold by the respondent – Tribunal’s decision set aside by the Supreme Court – Section 4A applies when there is a statutory requirement to declare retail sale price on the package – HDPE bags sold by the respondent to...
Income Tax Law – Hybrid System of Accounting – Methodology Adopted by the Company – Principal Commissioner of Income Tax, Shillong challenged the company’s use of the hybrid system of accounting, arguing it was in contravention of Section 145 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 – Tribunal had quashed the revisionary proceedings under Section 263, considering them erroneous an...
FTS under DTAA – Interpretation and Application - Income from advisory and consultancy services by IMG not meeting "make available" test under Article 13 – Tribunal erred in holding the income as FTS – Services rendered not transferring technology or knowledge enabling BCCI to apply independently [Paras 102-108].
Section 9(1)(vii) of the Income Tax Act &nda...
Foreign Exchange Regulation – Contravention Allegations – ITC Limited challenged proceedings initiated under FERA for alleged unauthorized foreign exchange transactions – Key allegations include remittance of funds generated through counter trade and failure to repatriate amounts to India – Searches at ITC premises and recording of statements of executives supported allegat...
Income Tax – Revision of Assessment – Appellant sought revision of assessments for 2007-2008 and 2009-2010 to treat losses on the sale of shares as business losses – Appellant contended for uniform treatment of income by the Department – Revision petitions dismissed for delay – High Court upheld the dismissal, noting statutory limitations and lack of timely action by ...
Income Tax Law – Assessment under Section 153C of the Income Tax Act, 1961 – Appeals against ITAT’s deletion of additions under Section 68 – Assessments based on voluntary disclosure of unaccounted income during a search operation – ITAT quashed additions due to lack of incriminating material found during the search – Held, assessment cannot be based solely on s...
Property Law – Registration of Sale Certificate – Denial based on Income Tax dues – Karnataka High Court’s direction to Sub-Registrar for mandatory registration despite pending dues – Importance of SARFAESI Act provisions emphasized – State Government directed to issue compliance circulars to Sub-Registrars – The petitioner sought mandamus directing the Su...
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 - Section 138 - Expeditious Trial - Application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking direction for expeditious conclusion of trial - Complaint filed in 2021 but trial not concluded - Emphasis on statutory mandate under Section 143(2) and 143(3) N.I. Act for day-to-day trial and conclusion within six months - Apex Court directions in Indian Bank Association v. Union of...